Manslaughter charge laid almost a year after homicide in Sparwood
A Sparwood woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of a man over a year ago in the town. On Nov. 2, 2025, Elk Valley RCMP were called to reports of a 49-year-old man struck and...
University of Guelph scientist leads project to recover butterfly species in Ontario
The last time the frosted elfin butterfly, known for its brown hue and delicate wings, was spotted in Ontario was in 1988. Several surveys, including one in 2019, have turned up no sightings of the small, non-migratory butterfly in nearly...
The times aren’t a-changin’ in Western Canada but there’s still adjustments ahead
The clocks aren’t changing Sunday in the western half of the country, but that doesn’t mean changes aren’t coming as British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, northwestern Ontario and the Northwest Territories all chose this year to stick with daylight time. Kids...
‘We lost a true gem’: Family grieves woman killed at Vancouver crosswalk
Flowers are filling up the traffic pole on the corner of Main Street and National Avenue in Vancouver. This is where 45-year-old Raven Prince was struck and killed Sunday just after midnight. “It’s surreal, unbelievable that it happened, I’m still...
Surrey Police Board gets new chief constable; McCallum weighs in on decision
The Surrey Police Board has appointed a new chief constable. On Friday, the board released a statement that they had appointed Todd Matsumoto, who has been the interim chief constable since June, to assume the role starting Oct. 30. “This is...
Investigation finds ‘tampering’ to be cause of grad cruise ship running aground in Vancouver
The cruise ship that ran aground on Oct. 23 while carrying 150 North Vancouver graduating students says that tampering was the cause. Students from Sutherland Secondary School on the Pride of Vancouver catamaran vessel were left stranded for hours. Vanessa...
B.C. man sentenced in historical child sex offences
The Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) released a statement Friday that a man arrested and charged with multiple offences related to the sexual exploitation of children has been sentenced. David Massie Douglas, 65, was arrested on Nov. 30, 2023 in relation...
Lions host Roughriders at BC Place in west semi-final
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have recently been a thorn in the side of the BC Lions, ending their Grey Cup hopes in back-to-back post-seasons. Now the stage is set on Halloween, for the third installment of this playoff rivalry. This time...
Vancouver police draw guns on man driving his own car, still listed as stolen
A man had police guns drawn on him while driving his own vehicle after failing to report that he had recovered it following a previous theft, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says. The VPD says officers were patrolling in the...
Burnaby house fire displaces 3
Burnaby Fire Department responded to a call of a fire at a house on Dunblane Avenue between Beresford Street and Victory Street around 10:45 a.m. Friday morning. Deputy Fire Chief, Ian Hetherington, stated that when crews arrived on scene they...
